Lessons learned from old MacGyver episodes

[annathepiper]

risu and I, watching an old episode of MacGyver this evening, have agreed that our angsty teenage years would have been made immeasurably better by encountering a wounded, rugged genius who would have bolstered our self-esteem and taught us a valuable life lesson in the midst of his adventure.

Furthermore, I muse that my life NOW would be made immeasurably more exciting by encountering a wounded, rugged genius. I must make a habit of looking under bushes more often, for I might find one, and that seems to be the standard place to find wounded geniuses who are hiding from bad guys after having been shot.

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[emmacrew.livejournal.com]

It's also the place for finding homeless drunks looking for a place to sleep out of the rain, so be careful! ;-)

[annathepiper]

*chortle!*

HRmRmRMmm. Based on my observations, there does seem to be a noticeable difference in degree of dishevelment between your typical wounded genius and your typical homeless drunk. Though I suppose that this may also be mitigated by the particular type of intrigue the gentleman in question has been embroiled in, and whether the villains have CAUSED him to be homeless by blowing up his abode, and whether they have perhaps forced him to APPEAR drunk by forcing whiskey down him in the midst of attempting to set him up for being framed for murder.

Clearly, some sort of more thorough test must be devised here. Perhaps I should inquire of any disheveled gentlemen I locate under bushes about their credentials in scientific fields. ;)

[emmacrew.livejournal.com]

Perhaps a simple question, such as "photon: wave or particle?" If the answer is "uhhh, whut?" then you know it's not a wounded genius.

[annathepiper]

That, combined with swift, judicious inspection of the individual in question for dramatically placed knife or gun wounds (always to be found in Designated Hero Locations, such as the shoulder, the side, the arm, or the temple), should indeed settle the question. You are a wise Emma!